Ahmedabad, May 26 -- The hostel complex of B J Medical College, which was severely damaged in last year's Air India plane crash, will be rebuilt as an ultra-modern facility at a cost of Rs.105 crore, Gujarat health minister Praful Pansheriya announced on Tuesday.

The Tata Group, which owns Air India, has agreed to pay Rs.53.12 crore to the state government for the damage caused to the 'Atulyam' 1 to 4 hostel blocks, the minister said. A structural audit conducted after the tragedy had declared the buildings unsafe, making demolition unavoidable.

On June 12 last year, London-bound Air India flight AI-171 crashed into the medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Int...